Tag Archives: Common Cause

Atlanta unveils a smaller terminal, at twice the price

By Tom Crawford | Published: May 16, 2012

Maynard Jackson, who ran a gravy train to the Atlanta airport for years, is fittingly remembered by having an unneeded, overpriced passenger terminal named after him . . .

Political Notes — Smith introduces ethics revision bill

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 24, 2012

Legislators introduce bills to revise the state’s ethics laws, but the measures have little prospect of passing . . .

Tags: auto parts plant , Common Cause , consultant fees , Doug Stoner , Dublin , Glades Reservoir , Hall County Commission , lobbyist expenditures , State Ethics Commission , Tommy Smith

Coalition makes another try at ethics law revision

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 12, 2012

A coalition of ethics advocates is making another attempt to get legislation passed that will place limits on what lobbyists can spend to influence legislators . . .

Tags: Common Cause , David Ralston , Georgia Watch , Josh McKoon , league of women voters , legislative ethics , lobbyists , Tea Party , Tommy Smith

Political Note – Caudell named to ethics commission

By Tom Crawford | Published: August 22, 2011

Gov. Nathan Deal appoints Cornelia attorney Chan Caudell to the state ethics commission; the FBI puts a new team together corruption among the state’s judges and legislators . . .

Tags: Chan Caudell , Common Cause , Earl Ehrhart , Ethics Commission , FBI , government corruption , Nathan Deal , tax break for developers

Political Notes – Senator will try to fix disclosure loophole

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 8, 2011

A freshman senator thinks a loophole in the state’s campaign finance laws can be fixed during the final three days of the session; GBPI runs the numbers on the latest version of the tax revision bill . . .

Tags: Common Cause , disclosure act , Georgia Budget & Policy Institute , Josh McKoon , Sonny Perdue , tax revision , William Perry